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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in Uluru where they will spend a night in a luxury tent resort, with stunning views of the rock.

The royal tour of Australia by William, Kate and baby George has already sparked a boost in down under tourism bookings from the UK.

Premier Mike Baird vowed to restore the community's trust in the NSW government after a shocking 48 hours of state politics.

It seems Prince William was keen to be part of the action as he watched teenagers abseil at Narrow Neck Lookout in the Blue Mountains during the royal tour of Australia.

Barry O'Farrell's downfall is complete with the NSW premier having to return for a second day to give evidence before the ICAC after his shock resignation today.

Prince William says he has always considered Australia to be a beacon of confidence, sporting ability and creativity.

William, the Duke of Cambridge, has thanked Australians for their gifts and messages of welcome since Prince George was born.

Prior to her death, Peaches Geldof revealed that she was getting ready to move to Australia with her children.

An oil slick has been found in the MH370 search area and an underwater hunt is commencing, with no hope of more acoustic signals being detected.

The ABC has apologised to News Ltd columnist Chris Kenny over a Chaser skit which showed him having sex with a dog.

Australians Seamus Donaghue and Heath Jamieson are among a group of wounded ex-servicemen and women taking part in Sunday's London Marathon.

Thousands of protesters have marched through the Sydney CBD to mark Palm Sunday, calling for an end to mandatory detention of asylum seekers.

Category one cyclone Ita will continue to move south along the coast until late Monday, bringing torrential rain and gusts.

Authorities searching for Flight MH370 want to refine the underwater search area before sending down a drone to help find it.

Cyclone Ita has hit far north Queensland, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain.

Searchers for MH370 could be on the brink of their biggest breakthrough yet, thanks to a ground-breaking approach to calculating the plane's likely route.

A storm expert says far north Queensland is in for a major battering when Cyclone Ita hits.

The search for missing flight MH370 has been boosted with the detection of more audio signals, days after two separate acoustic signals were picked up.

Australian Josh Hooper was on the losing crew as Oxford thrashed Cambridge by 11 lengths in the historic university boat race in London.

After a lengthy trial, Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes has been found guilty of 10 of the 11 charges he faced. His lawyer says he is a "broken man"

Numerous industry groups have raised concerns about Australia's trade deal with Japan, prompting close Labor scrutiny of the agreement.

What to look out for on the Royal tour to Australia and New Zealand by William, Kate and baby George.

German engineers have unveiled a "bionic kangaroo" that can hop nearly a metre in a single bound.

An Australian garden will be presented at this year's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in London.

We know the Chinese economy, due to its demand for our resources, is important to the Australian economy but does it have more influence over the Aussie dollar than our own economic data?

Philip Morris' exit from Australian manufacturing has been likened to the waning of the once legal slave, opium and child labour trades.

Sydney-based asylum seekers will be moved to Western Australia just a day before a legal case they are involved in is heard in the harbour city.

A new report looks at ways to better use funding for indigenous health, which could have economic and social spin-offs.

War widows supported in big charity fund-raiser at Australia House - Anzac Ball in London

A landmark UN report warns the world isn't prepared for the serious risks of climate change, including worse bushfires for Australia.

Former Howard government foreign minister Alexander Downer will replace Mike Rann as Australia’s top diplomatic representative in London.

ALP Abroad has expressed concern that London based voters seem unaware of the crucial Senate election currently being held in Western Australia.

Same-sex couples say they are buoyed by the idea that marriages will soon be recognised in the UK.

Flight Centre has been ordered to pay an $11 million fine for inducing three airlines into price-fixing arrangements.

Cardinal George Pell has issued a frank apology to victims of sexual abuse carried out by "priests, religious leaders and others" within the church.

Shane Warne won't receive a knighthood "any time soon" Prime Minister Tony Abbott says, after reinstating knights and dames in the honours system.

A day after Malaysia revealed images of 122 pieces of potential debris from MH370, Thailand has reported 300 objects spotted some 200km away.

There were no reports of MH370 debris recovery and new sightings as dusk fell on Australia's west coast, where the search effort is being coordinated.

The Abbott government is pushing ahead with plans to sell Medibank Private next financial year.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is defending his decision to revive knights and dames in the Australian honours system.

Perth is readying itself to receive the grieving families of the passengers of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

The Queen has agreed to a request from Prime Minister Tony Abbott to restore knights and dames in Australian honours.

Until debris is found and confirmed to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight, "the rest is speculation", Defence Minister David Johnston says.

WADE GRAVY recounts his first experience of Spain’s hedonistic ground-zero and discovers there’s more to it than losing yourself (although he does that too).

A plane in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight has located more objects in the search area.

Mike Rann, Australia’s high commissioner in London, makes more than the average former SA politician, with the help of a superannuation quirk.

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is intensifying with new satellite images and visual sightings offering fresh clues into the plane's disappearance.

Clive Palmer says unless the government rethinks plans to scrap payments for children of dead or injured soldiers, he won't support the mining tax repeal.

Australian authorities are quick to warn that debris found floating in the southern Indian Ocean may not belong to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Australia will increase its search efforts in the growing global campaign to find missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.